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Kangkang Tang, and ,The Conversation

Railways around the world are literally melting — here’s why they can’t take the heat


The U.K.’s rail service has been hit with widespread train delays and high levels of cancellations during the heatwave. The whole of the east coast line between Edinburgh and London was closed for hours on July 20 because of the heat.

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